Category Archives: National
UPDATE: Stratton defeats Krishnamoorthi with help from Chicago, downstate voters
UPDATED 11:29 P.M. Article Summary Gov. Juliana Stratton won the hotly contested Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly. Stratton performed better...
Mar 17, 2026 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton delivers a victory speech Tuesday night, shortly after 10 p.m., after securing the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
US House panel subpoenas Attorney General Bondi in Epstein probe
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee said on Tuesday it has issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify behind closed doors in its probe of the late convicted...
Mar 17, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
US Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino to retire at end of March
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino plans to retire at the end of March, he confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday, marking the formal departure of a pro...
Mar 17, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino outside a Speedway gas station after his convoy stopped there, where protesters and community observers gathered, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Madison Swart/File Photo
Trump says NATO's refusal to help on Iran is "very foolish mistake"
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States had been informed by most of its NATO allies that they did not want to get involved with the country's militar...
Mar 17, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight back to Washington March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US says it may be forced to shut down some airports over funding standoff
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday that if a government funding standoff continues, it may force the shutdown of some smaller a...
Mar 17, 2026 Passengers walk through a queue to enter a TSA security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia., U.S., March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz
Trump administration cannot implement 'sweeping' funding freeze, US court rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday largely upheld a ruling that blocked a "sweeping and unprecedented" freeze on trillions of dollars in government financia...
Mar 17, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A view of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
Amazon launches 1-hour shipping in US cities to challenge Walmart
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Amazon is ramping up its speedy delivery service by offering 1-hour and 3-hour shipping in markets across the U.S., including Los Angeles and Chicago...
Mar 17, 2026 An Amazon delivery worker pulls a delivery cart full of packages during its annual Prime Day promotion in New York City, U.S., June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Israel's Katz says Iran's security chief killed, Tehran strikes Gulf neighbors
By Jana Choukeir and Maayan Lubell DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) - Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday the Israeli military had killed Iran's security chief and the head of its Basij mi...
Mar 17, 2026 Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
US judge upends Kennedy's overhaul of childhood vaccine policies
BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of sho...
Mar 16, 2026 A one-year-old receives a dose of Moderna Spikevax (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Trump upset as key U.S. partners shun call for Hormuz warship escorts
WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - Several U.S. allies rebuffed Donald Trump's call on Monday to send warships to escort shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the ...
Mar 16, 2026 Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
